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Super Bowls on the Way
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Super Bowls on the Way
IRELAND HOPPING | By Margaret M. Johnson When Super Bowl LI kicks off in Houston on Feb. 5, the culinary bowls of choice for fans in living rooms a...
Wacky without any good laughs
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Wacky without any good laughs
Paul Moses is the author of “An Unlikely Union: The Love-Hate Story of New York's Irish and Italians." Between the Lines / By Peter McDermott Well,...
Trad’s big ally NEA faces chop
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Trad’s big ally NEA faces chop
By Daniel Neely I lead this week with reports that Donald Trump’s administration is considering a dramatic spending reduction plan that would inclu...
Vocation with no retirement plan
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Vocation with no retirement plan
Van Morrison’s “Brown-Eyed Girl” will mark 50 years in 2017. By Colleen Taylor Rock stars never really retire—as my dad consistently reminds me. In...
Women supporting women
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Women supporting women
The Bonfire Dance on Feb. 1, 2016. The proceeds of the Nollaig na mBan's Women's Christmas on Jan. 6 and the upcoming Feb. 1 event will also go to ...
Creative Ireland makes U.S. debut
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Creative Ireland makes U.S. debut
Arts Minister Heather Humphreys speaking at the Irish Consulate in Manhattan last Friday. By Orla O’Sullivan Creative Ireland­­­­—a government arts...
An afternoon at the Noguchi
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An afternoon at the Noguchi
Rodney Dickson and Bùi Phương Ngọc at the Noguchi Museum in Long Island City, Queens. PHOTOS BY PETER MCDERMOTT By Peter McDermott The Noguchi Muse...
Finding inspiration in NY’s Scratcher
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Finding inspiration in NY’s Scratcher
Brendan O’Shea’s “Midatlantic Ghost” shows he has a tremendous understanding of how and why people listen. By Daniel Neely Down in the Lower East S...
We Cut Corners for simplicity
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We Cut Corners for simplicity
John Duignan and Conall Ó Breacháin are friends with a love of music. By Colleen Taylor Recent online polls show “We Cut Corners,” a musical duo fr...
Swiss family Charrot went far
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Swiss family Charrot went far
Patricia Phelan went on a trip to Switzerland, the home country of her great-grandfather Auguste Charrot. By Patricia Phelan My heritage is 75 perc...
Kilkenny pottery celebrates 40th
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Kilkenny pottery celebrates 40th
Ireland Hopping / By Margaret M. Johnson Few people passing through Kilkenny fail to stop — or shop — at Nicholas Mosse, the renown Bennettsbridge ...
Dark characters return to Rep, BAM
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Dark characters return to Rep, BAM
Garry Hynes, who won a Tony for her direction of “The Beauty Queen of Leenane” will direct the production that opens tomorrow at BAM’s Harvey Theat...

 

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